GAY & LESBIAN AMERICANS
P.0. Box 77533, Washington, DC 20013-7533, (202) 232-1773
Gay & Lesbian Americans is a coalition, of grassroots leaders
committed to civil rights for gay and lesbian people.
For Immediate Release
October 20, 1993
For more information
contact Michael Petrelis: (202) 546-4124
GAY & LESBIAN AMERICANS CONDEMNS
ANTIGAY EMPLOYMENT POLICES OF
THREE OKLAHOMA CONGRESSMEN
Gay Leaders Call for House Censure of
Reps. Brewster, Inhofe, and Istook
Washington, D.C. - Leaders of Gay & Lesbian Americans (GLA)
today condemned the antigay employment policies of three Oklahoma
Congressmen, and encouraged gay and lesbian people to call these
representatives to voice their disapproval.
A story in Monday's Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill,
reported three members of the Oklahoma House delegation, Rep.
Bill Brewster (D), Rep. Jim Inhofe (R), and Rep. Ernest Istook
(R), said they won't hire open gays and lesbians for their
congressional staffs. According to Roll Call, Inhofe said
employing an open gay or lesbian would be "disruptive in term of
unit cohesion. I do admit to some prejudice against the
lifestyle ... I just don't think it is a normal behavior."
Gay & Lesbian Americans is calling on House Speaker Tom Foley
(D-WA) to condemn the congressmen's hiring policies, and urges
their censure by the House. GLA spokesperson Michael Petrelis
said, "We expect Foley will not remain silent about these blatant
homophobic hiring policies. Foley must call for passage of the
federal gay civil-rights bill presently languishing on the
congressional back-burner. Foley must show real leadership and
forcefully express disapproval of this homophobia."
GLA spokesperson Steven Reichert added, "The antigay policies of
the Oklahoma representatives are painful examples of how gay and
lesbian Americans are denied their equal rights every day."
GLA is encouraging all gay and lesbian Americans to contact the
three Oklahoma representatives, and demand that the end their
discriminatory employment policies:
Rep. Brewster phone: 202-225-4565
fax: 202-225-9029
district office: 405-436-1980
Rep. Inhofe phone: 202-225-2211
fax: 202-225-9187
district office: 918-581-7111
Rep. Istook phone: 202-225-2132
fax: 202-226-1463
district office: 405-942-3636
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